Chapter 16

It is early in the morning, and a lone figure walked through the living room, and into the kitchen.

“ Lights dimly lit.” Padme called out, as she went over to the Caf Machine and started brewing herself a cup of Caf.

Then, Padme went over to her fridge and pulled out some bread and an egg. She went over to the stove and began fixing herself some breakfast. Once she was finished fixing herself some breakfast, she grabbed a plate and put the food on it. She went over to the Caf Machine, put her cup under the dispenser and had the hot liquid pour into the cup. Padme carried the plate and cup into the living room and sat down in her big comfy chair.

“ Window one, private screen up.” Padme called out to the house computer. The screen began to rise up the window, so that way, she could see better out the window, then she began eating her breakfast.

Watching the sun slowly rise over the buildings, Padme finished up her breakfast. She put the plate down on the end table, next to the chair, then reached over and picked up her cup and stood up so she could head out onto her balcony. She walked over to the railing and looking straight ahead of her, she saw the Jedi Temple. She began to wonder what her husband was doing this early in the morning.

“ Excuse me, Milady, but Master Yoda is on the Holo-com.” Dorme stepped out on the balcony and saw Padme looking straight at the Jedi Temple.

“ Oh, ok. Thanks, Dorme.” Padme turned away from the railing and nodded to her friend.

Going inside the apartment, she went straight to the small area that she uses as a communication area. “ Senator Amidala, hope I did not wake you up” Master Yoda was surprised to see Padme still in her nightgown and robe.

“ Master Yoda. No, you did not wake me up. I was just watching the sunrise over the Temple.

“ That is good to hear. Yes, the sunrise is very beautiful it is. The reason am calling is to ask you to come to the Temple, and report to the Council Chambers.” Yoda said, trying to read her and see if the vision that he was having was correct, as to what he had seen. So far, it is telling him that she is the one.

“ I see. I can be there in an hour, if that is ok with you and the other Council members.” Padme nodded to the Jedi Master. She also got this feeling that there is something very important, he needed to tell her or he would not be calling her this early in the morning.

“ That will be fine. Waiting to see you, we are.” Yoda nodded, before ending the conversation.

Padme turned off the Holo-com, got up and headed for her bedroom. She found Dorme putting out one of her Senatorial dresses.

“ Oh, hey. I thought that you could wear this and the gold head piece.” Dorme held up a dark blue velvet dress, with a lighter lace running down the middle of the skirt of the dress.

“ I think I will wear just a plain day dress and wear my hair like it is now: pulled back. I can feel that the Jedi will not care what I am wearing.” Padme went over to her closet and began looking for a very casual dress.

“ Ok. I believe they like it a lot better, if we are not so dressed up. This way, it shows them respect, because I do know that they do not dress up and their clothing is very simple.” Dorme smiled, picking up the clothes hanger and put the heavy velvet dress back on the hanger.

“ Yes, they like to keep things as simple as possible. Besides, I like to keep things very causal, on the days that I am off, anyway.” Padme came out of the closet with a light yellow dress. It was almost like the one that she wore back on Naboo, when her and Anakin had gone on a picnic.

While Padme was getting dressed, Dorme put away the dress that she had taken out earlier. Going back into the bedroom, she went over to the dressing table, picked up the headdress and went into the other closet and put the headdress on the head stand, with the other head pieces.

“ Well, I am ready to head over to the Temple. Please call Captain Typho and see if he could have my shuttle sent up here.” Padme brushed out her hair, before putting it back up.

“ Yes, Milady.” Dorme bowed her head, before walking out of the room and going to the security office.

Ten minutes later, the air shuttle landed on the private landing pad. Getting out of the shuttle was Captain Typho and another security guard, who stood next to the shuttle, while the Captain went inside the apartment to get the Senator. Padme was sitting in the chair, reading a book, and looked up, as the person came into the living room.

“ Good morning, Milady. The shuttle is ready for you.” Captain Typho came up to the two ladies, who were sitting the living room and waiting for the shuttle.

“ Good morning, Typho. Ok. I would like for you and Dorme to stay with the shuttle, when we get to the Jedi Temple. I will go to the Council Chambers.” Padme stood up and began to walk towards the doors that lead out to the landing pad.

“ Yes, Milady.” Captain Typho nodded, as he followed the young Senator out of the apartment and to the air shuttle.

The security guard held out his hand to Padme and helped her aboard the shuttle. Once the Senator was on board, then he helped Dorme board the shuttle, before he got on board and took his seat in the co-pilot seat. Typho looked around the landing platform to make sure that the news droids were not around taking pictures. Once he saw that it was all clear, he boarded the shuttle and sat down in the pilot’s seat. The shuttle lifted of the platform and headed straight for the Jedi Temple.

“ This is Senator Amidala’s private air shuttle. She is to have a meeting with Grand Master Yoda this morning.” Typho raised the Temple’s air controller on the radio.

“ This is the Jedi Temple and the Senator is expected. You are clear to land, and the Senator needs to go to the main visitor’s lobby. A Jedi will take her up to the Council Chambers.” the air controller gave Padme the directions on what she needed to do, once she landed at the Temple.

“ Thank you Senatorial. Shuttle out. So, you got that? You are to head up to the main visitor’s lobby and someone will be taking you up to the Council Chambers.

“ Yes, I got that.” Padme looked out the window and saw the Temple getting closer to them, as they flew towards their destination.

Five minutes later, the shuttle landed and Padme left the three people with the shuttle, while she made her way to the visitor’s lobby. She went to the Temple guard, who was standing at the security desk.

“ Excuse me, could you please let Master Yoda know that Senator Amidala is here to see him.” Padme looked up that man sitting behind the desk.

“ Welcome to the Jedi Temple. Let me see if you are on the list. Oh, yes, here we are. Senator Amidala. Ok, one moment please.” the man smiled at the young Senator, before he looked down at the list he had and saw Padme’s name.

As the security guard called up to the Council Chamber, Padme began to feel a presence and it was coming towards her. With a smile on her face, she turned away from the desk and to the figure that came up to her.

“ Welcome to the Jedi Temple, Senator Amidala. It is a pleasure to see you again.” Anakin came up to Padme and bowed to her.

“ Thank you. It is a pleasure to see you too, Jedi Skywalker.” Padme smiled and gave him a slight nod.

“ Ah, Jedi Skywalker. Master Yoda would like for you to escort the Senator up to the Council Chamber.” the guard looked at the newly Knighted Jedi.

“ Ok. So, Milady, please follow me and I will take you to see Grand Master Yoda.” Anakin nodded to the man, before he motioned for Padme to follow him.

Padme followed Anakin to the turbo-lifts. She stood there and watched Anakin hit the up button.

“ So, do you know why I am here? I get a feeling that he knows something and it involves me somehow.” Padme looked up at Anakin and she could tell that he knew nothing, as to why she was here.Then, she got a feeling of something very dark and evil. It is the same feeling that she sometimes feels, when she is at the Senate Building.

“ No, I really do not know why Yoda asked you here. Um . . . are you ok?” Anakin looked at Padme and saw that she was wrinkling her brows, as though she was in deep thought. There was something that was confusing her too, and then he felt it: the dark and evil feeling. He felt it a few times before, mostly when he is at the Senator building.

The lift came to a stop at the lobby level and the doors opened up. To Anakin and Padme’s surprise, the Supreme Chancellor stepped off the lift.

“ Ah, Senator Amidala. This is a pleasant surprise. Jedi Skywalker, it is good to see you too.” Chancellor Palpatine looked at the two young people, standing at the entrance of the turbo-lift.

“ Chancellor. Yes, it is good to see you too. It is a surprise to see you too.” Padme nodded to Palpatine, and forced a smile on her face.

“ Well, I must take my leave. Hope you both have a great day.” Palpatine nodded to the couple, before he walked away from them.

Padme watched the older man walk away from them and headed straight for the visitor’s lobby. Padme and Anakin stepped onto the lift and Anakin hit the up button, just before the doors closed. The lift began to rise and head up to the top of the Jedi Temple. Once it came to a stop, they stepped off and went across the hallway, to a single lift that will take them up to the Center Tower.

“ So, what are you doing for lunch? Or can you leave the Temple anytime without Obi-Wan?” Padme looked at Anakin, as he pushed the call button.

“ I really do not have anything planned. I can leave the Temple and I do not need Obi-Wan to be with me. Here we go, Milady. After you.” Anakin smiled down and motioned for Padme to get onto the lift before him.

“ That is good to hear. Well, if you would like to have lunch with me, it will be at twelve.” Padme told him, as she stepped onto the lift.

“ Ok, that sounds good. I will be there.” Anakin stepped onto the lift and pushed the call button before the doors closed.

They rode the lift up in silence. There was a ding and the doors opened up. Anakin stepped off and Padme followed him, as he led her down the very short hallway, to the double doors. Standing outside the doors was two Temple guards. One of the guards nodded to Anakin and Padme, as they came up to them. Then, he moved to open the door for the Senator and the Jedi Knight.

“ Ah, Senator Amidala. Welcome and please come in. You remember Master Windu, and Anakin, please stay, because this also concerns you. It does.” Master Yoda smiled at the two people who came into the room.

“ Thank you, Master Yoda. Yes, it is good to see you, Master Windu.” Padme bowed her head to the two Jedi Masters.

“ Senator, it is good to see you again.” Master Windu nodded to the couple, who was standing in front of him.

“ I will get to the point. The first thing is, we need to check your blood for Medichlorians. I have this feeling that you are Force Sensitive. The visions that I have are telling me that you are part of what the Jedi call, the Prophecy of the Chosen One. Anakin here. is the Chosen One and you are the Chosen One’s helper or someone would say even his Mate. I need to check the blood first.” Master looked at the younger girl in front of him and he could feel the Force in her.

“ I see. Sure, you can test my blood. There are times I can sense things, even the presence of people, before they walk into a room.” Padme held out her arm, as Mace Windu came up to her and took a sample of her blood. Then, he put it into the small device that he held in his hand.

Windu had a shock look come across his face, as he watched the numbers raise pass the amount that he has in his blood. Then, he handed the device over to Yoda, when it reached over 900’s.

“ Wow, your count is more than both of ours. You are one hundred short of Anakin’s Medichlorian count. Like I said, there are only two, who have very high count of Medichlorians: the Chosen One and his Mate.” Yoda nodded and then smiled up to Padme, when he realized that Padme was the second person in the Prophecy.

“ That is very good to know that I am part of a Prophecy that involves Anakin.” Padme looked at the two Jedi Masters, before looking at Anakin.

“ Now, with that said, you are free to go. We do suggest that you have a little training, in the ways of the Jedi.” Master Windu looked at the two young people and got this feeling there was something going on with those two people.

“ Thank you. I will think about it and let you both know.” Padme bowed her head before her and Anakin headed out of the Chamber.

“ Together they are stronger in the Force. They are decided in their fates, we must.” Yoda nodded to himself, as he watched the Senator and the newly Jedi Knight leave the Chamber.

Padme and Anakin stepped back onto the lift and like before, Anakin hit the button, but this time it was the down button. Five minutes later, Anakin walked Padme up to the security desk.

“ I will see you later. I have to go and meditate for a couple of hours. You have a great day.” Anakin stopped with Padme at the desk.

“ Ok, see you later. Tell Obi-Wan I said hello.” Padme watched the security guard take her name off the list.

Padme took one more look at Anakin, before turning away from him and began to walk to the doors that lead her to the public hanger bay and to her waiting air shuttle. Once she was home, Padme took off her shoes, and told Dorme to take the day off. Then, going over to her comfy couch, she sat down with a mug of tea. She began to think about everything that Yoda had told her. Now, things began to make sense to her, in the things that she could feel and even see, long before things even happen or before the person walks into the room. So, at that moment, all she could do was watch a movie, while waiting for lunch and for Anakin to come home. She can have him in her arms, as they spend a very quiet day and night together.